I have often wondered...if I put a tea cup into a closet, and give it somethought, should I re-name it since it is out of sight, out of mind?
And then I was at a maternity store the other day, and noticed, NO signs for "FETUS SHOWER", just "BABY SHOWER", or is this semantics when we don't want something, or need to distance ourselves, we call it some other name.
Is the "Law" really a moral compass in which to make a decision or "choice", and does it validate/invalidate that "choice"?
2007-06-27 08:35:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
The Supreme Court already determined "LIFE" begins at the exact moment of inception, and the constitution states LIFE is a RIGHT, so where does "choice" fit into this?
2007-06-27 09:58:35 · update #1
The first answerer hit the nail on the head?
A fetus is the scientific term.
A baby shower implies a baby will be "here" in acertain number of months.
A fetus is not a baby. When a fetus is developed is becomes a baby.
2007-06-27 08:41:38 · answer #1 · answered by Lane 3 · 5⤊ 5⤋
Life doesn't begin at conception; that's silly. Eggs are alive, and so is sperm. Life began once on this planet, several billion years back. Everything since then has been a continuation.
We don't have fetus showers because we don't buy anything for the fetus. We are anticipating the arrival of a baby, which has a lot of needs. We always ask when the baby will get here, when it's due. We act like the baby isn't around yet. The future parents remain "future" until the moment that baby comes out. You can argue both ways about those semantics- both that it's culturally considered a baby already and that it's not.
And the law isn't the moral compass. The law is a reflection of our moral compass, sure, but it's not one and the same. Women have been having abortions ever since they figured out that some plants help them out with that. It's a personal choice that's about more than just when human life begins or what that thing inside us is. It's also about the woman's other responsibilities, what she's able to do, both psychologically and physically, and scores of other things. Many women can't morally have abortions. That's fine. I don't think I could. But I'm not forcing my decisions onto another human. How can I insist that a woman who was raped, or who has a baby that will die painfully anyway, or who can't possibly afford it has a child?
2007-06-27 20:35:44 · answer #2 · answered by random6x7 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Eh, "baby" is a more pleasing word than "fetus".
Kind of how my husband prefers I use a "dirtier" word instead of the medicaly correct term when talking about (or to) a specific part of his anatomy.
As for that last bit, I don't use the legal system to determine my own morals and choices. I use common sense. But, that's just personal matter. Someone else may very well look to the law when making choices. (Some obvious *ignore* the law when making choices, too. LOL)
But then... you're talking about abortion, aren't you, you sneaky thing.
2007-06-27 15:56:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Well, when you can figure out how to put an outfit on a fetus while it is still in womb, we will call them "fetus" showers. They are called baby showers because the gifts given are for the baby after it is born. Not too many items that will be given can be used for the baby before it is born.
2007-06-27 15:45:47 · answer #4 · answered by littlevivi 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Most women have their baby showers late in pregnancy, usually 3 to 4 weeks before they deliver. At the time the baby is viable...which means could live outside the womb if born early. Thus it is referred to as a "baby" shower.
2007-06-27 18:00:52 · answer #5 · answered by omorris1978 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
All of the crap that the mother gets is not for the fetus. The fetus has no use for it. The stuff is used AFTER the birth, when the BABY is born.
2007-06-27 18:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by stormsinger1 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
actually fetus and embryo are medical terms used to indicate the stage of development.
i have my own moral compass, and expect others to have their own. the law prevents social chaos, makes everyone live by the same rules. law =/= morality
edit:
inception?
2007-06-27 15:56:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ember Halo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The same reason they have BRIDAL SHOWERS. They are looking forward to having a baby / being a bride.
2007-06-27 15:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by Junie 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
There are no "fetus shower" because "showers" are supposed to be a celebration. You don't celebrate when you have an abortion. What, you think that women who have an abortion are excited to get one? Who's your preacher? He really should stop preaching lies.
2007-06-27 15:39:14 · answer #9 · answered by Offkey 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Showers are anticipatory celebrations of something in the future. Wedding showers don't happen when the wedding does.
When pro-lifers use dramatic rhetoric to shock people (i.e. baby-slayers!!!), pro-choicers will use semantics to disregard such foolishness.
2007-06-27 15:44:14 · answer #10 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 6⤊ 3⤋